Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Could Flip Around a BotW, TotK Trope

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonmenthas a fantastic opportunity to reverse one of the tropes that has cropped up in the most recent games.Breath of the WildandTears of the Kingdomhave both proven themselves to be excellent additions toThe Legend of Zeldafranchise. Likewise, theHyrule Warriorsgames have been a fun side series.Hyrule Warriors:Age of Imprisonmentshould have all the necessary tools that it needs to succeed in its own right. It may be able to improve its chances by making use of what inverts it from theBreath of the Wildduology.

Thetrailer forHyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonmentwas a welcome surprise during April’s Nintendo Direct. In a twist compared to pastHyrule Warriorstitles, Link does not appear to factor intoAge of Imprisonment, at least from early footage. Instead, the game focuses on Zelda as she travels to the past and experiences the War of Imprisonment, long before the events ofBreath of the Wildwould come to pass. It’s good to see Zelda getting a starring role again so soon afterEchoes of Wisdom. However, Link’s absence isn’t the only area whereAge of Imprisonmentcan get creative with its roster.

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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment’s Cast Could Contain Some Surprises From Hyrule’s History

Age of Imprisonment’s Cast Is From the Series' Past

As it stands, theroster forAge of Imprisonmentcould be one of the game’s big surprises. Zelda, Rauru, and Mineru are obvious choices, as is Sonia. The thus far unnamed Sages are also obvious examples, andAge of Imprisonmentcould also finally give them names to boot. However, with the game being set in the past, that rules out most of the characters from theBreath of the Wildduology from making appearances. However, it also opens up a new possibility for filling out the rest of the cast. Ironically, it’s one that would probably be familiar toBreath of the Wildfans.

Age of Imprisonment Will Feature a Previous Generation of Sages

Zeldafans should be familiar withTears of the Kingdom’s Sagesat this point. InBreath of the Wild, players were introduced to the first group of sages, and over the course of the game, they also met the new generation. InTears of the Kingdom, Link gets to meet the new Sages again, this time more settled into their roles.Age of Imprisonmentwill instead go the opposite way, letting players get more familiar with the Sages that came even before the first group introduced. However, they’re far from the only characters that players could see parallels to from the past.

Both ofBreath of the Wilds' other onscreen generations of Sages were already playable inHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.

Age of Imprisonment Could Include Many Characters' Ancestors

The presence of other characters' predecessors and ancestors couldmakeAge of Imprisonmentmuch more interesting. A perfect example would be an ancestor of Impa and Paya, to represent the Sheikah warriors of old. Another good possibility would be the past equivalent of Robbie and Purah, to give players another good look at ancient Sheikah technology. For an even wilder option, a distant predecessor of the Yiga clan fighting alongside the forces of Hyrule could also be a very cool addition to the game. Hyrule’s past is surely full of legendary figures, many of which could easily be connected to recent memorable characters.

Age of Imprisonment’s cast could easily remind players of some famous faces from the past.Players shouldn’t ignoreAge of Imprisonmentjust because it’s in a different time period from past games. While the core cast will be Zelda, the Zonai, and the past Sages, there’s no reason that other characters' ancestries can’t be present as well. They would definitely be different from their successors, but it would be a fun look at the past nevertheless.Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonmentcould be a peek into many family trees.